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69-400: Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara , Takayuki Sugō (Old) (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle (A.D. Vision dub), Yuri Lowenthal (Bang Zoom! dub), Tony Oliver (Old, Bang Zoom! dub) (English) Personal Gunmen The series' protagonist, Simon ( シモン , Shimon ) (pronounced SEE-mohn) is a boy who initially suffered from low self-esteem due to being an orphan, with his parents having died in

138-410: A nodachi that he stole from the village chief) and Simon as they pilot the newly unearthed Gunmen, which Kamina names "Lagann". Together, they defeat the invading Gunmen and reach the surface in the process. Kamina eventually gets his own Gunmen, which he names "Gurren". During a fight, Kamina discovers a skeleton that turns out to be his father. After burying him, Kamina takes his tattered cloak and

207-591: A "species" of humanoids that are the primary antagonists of Parts I and II of the series. The product of an ideal blending of human and animal genes, they are intentionally flawed hybrids with human intelligence and form and features of various animals. Lordgenome originally engineered the Beastmen as soldiers against the Anti-Spirals, as the substitution of animal genes distorted the shape of human spiral DNA and rendered them invisible to detection. However, doing so came at

276-788: A Beastman, which is reconciled after it is discovered Kamina is piloting the Gunmen Gurren. In the manga, they meet up with Kamina and co. at the same time Viral appears. Soon after, the Black Siblings and Team Gurren meet the sixteen-headed enemy Gunmen, whom the former had encountered earlier. After the enemy Gunmen is defeated, the two teams part ways;. Kittan eventually parts ways with his sisters, who join Team Gurren soon after, before returning to aid Team Gurren against Thymilph in his own Gunman, King Kittan, along with others who were inspired by Kamina and obtained their own Gunmen. This event leads to

345-589: A Gunman crashes through the roof of Giha village and prepares to attack the populace, Yoko, who had been tracking it, intervenes and attacks it with an electromagnetic rifle, disabling it and allowing Kamina and the villagers to flee. However, Kamina, chooses to make advances at Yoko and initially diminishes her combat qualifications because of her gender, yet acknowledges "that lady's spunk". She decides to accompany Simon and Kamina on their quest. Despite their constant banter, Yoko soon becomes infatuated with Kamina, with Simon also having feelings for her until he discovers

414-440: A capsule amidst a dump site when he was still distraught over Kamina's death. She is later revealed to be Lordgenome's daughter, who abandoned her. She had no prior contact with humans except her father, though she is very curious, pure and innocent. Although her lineage initially caused concern, Team Dai-Gurren quickly accepts her, much to the initial irking of Yoko, who later becomes her close friend. During her journey, she develops

483-515: A cave-in, and a fear of earthquakes. Despite being physically underdeveloped for his age and adults and girls ignoring him, Simon is a valued digger in Giha Village. Kamina eventually befriends him and inspires him, giving him the confidence to muster his courage and take action. After finding Lagann during a dig, Simon accompanies Kamina to the surface, where he develops a crush on Yoko before learning she has feelings for Kamina. When Kamina dies during

552-500: A loose-fitting dress and heels. She is impulsive and often lets her anger get the better of her. However, she is skilled in combat and can fight several Gunmen at once without using her powers. Adiane's name is derived from the DNA chemical adenine and the elemental Undine . Her Gunmen, Sayrune, is based on the mythical Azure Dragon , Seiryū Cytomander the Swift ( シトマンドラ , Shitomandora )

621-574: A more cordial relationship, with Simon praising Leeron for his work. After the war, Leeron becomes the Chief of the Science Bureau of Kamina City, with his team succeeding in launching a rocket to the Moon to investigate it and confirm the veracity of Lordgenome's prophecy. Throughout the series, Leeron seemingly does not age; however, in the epilogue, his normally green hair appears to be greyer. Beastmen are

690-456: A powerful head-mounted laser which the manga calls the Enki Sun Attack . After Kamina's death, he continues to fight Gurren Lagann to regain his honor, believing that he is still alive. However, upon learning the truth, he focuses his frustrations on Simon before refusing to kill him on Cytomander's orders when he holds Yoko hostage. After being brought before Lordgenome, he learns the truth of

759-468: A program is dependent on the Anti-Spiral Race. She lasts long enough to marry Simon before vanishing, leaving behind her ring. In the epilogue, a memorial site is seen in her honor, located adjacent to Kamina's burial ground. She has a habit of rambling due to lacking knowledge of regular customs, such as her cell phone away message stating, "I am not here right now, well it is not that I am not here it

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828-403: A scapegoat and overthrows him. Despite placing him in prison with the death penalty and maintaining a cold heartless facade in public, Rossiu secretly laments his actions, keeping this secret from everyone except Kinon. Rossiu and his subordinates prepared a contingency plan by having people take shelter in the underground villages, which the government assumed to be safe, with a select few to board

897-541: A small piece breaks off at the end. Simon grabs this piece and ties it around his arm, signifying their bond. Ocver time, "Team Gurren" expands to the size of a resistance force aiming to overthrow the Beastman Empire, which Kamina leads and names "Team Dai-Gurren". Kamina's largest battle involves the capture of one of the enemy’s moving fortresses belonging to one of the Four Divine Generals, Thymilph. The mission

966-642: A strong empathy for Simon and joins him in the final confrontation against her father. Seven years after the war with the Beastmen, Simon proposes to Nia. She initially refuses, having misunderstood his words, but accepts after receiving counseling from Kiyoh and Kiyal. However, when the population limit is reached, the Anti-Spiral data awakens within her and converts her into an Anti-Spiral virtual lifeform, serving as their emissary in charge of Earth's Human Extermination System. Despite her emotionless persona, Simon tells her that her actions and appearances before him were

1035-425: A sword, is seen alongside Kamina, Nia, and the other members of Team Dai-Gurren who sacrificed themselves in the war with the Anti-Spirals. In the movie, there is a brief scene after the final battle where Kittan's siblings mourn his death. The unofficial mascot of Team Dai-Gurren, Boota ( ブータ , Būta ) is a small pig-mole from Giha village, whom Simon keeps as a pet. Boota is characterized by his sunglasses and

1104-422: A track on anime character album(s). Song names in double quotes. Marina Inoue Marina Inoue ( 井上 麻里奈 , Inoue Marina , born January 20, 1985) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production . She was signed into Aniplex until 2007. She was chosen out of 2,000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Entertainment Japan ) for

1173-577: A variation of the Giga Drill Breaker, King Kittan Giga Drill Break, to destroy the Death Spiral Machine. He dies in the resulting explosion, after acknowledging his interest in Spiral energy. The Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren is freed from the space sea, enabling Simon to transform it into Super Galaxy Gurren-Lagann and fulfill Kittan's dying wish. In the epilogue, a memorial site for him, in the form of

1242-501: Is a member of the Human Eradication Army, who regards Kamina as a strong rival after losing his Enki's helmet to the newly created Gurren Lagann. Despite being among the more humanoid of the Beastmen, his DNA contains aspects of tiger genetics. He is loyal to Lordgenome and the four supreme generals, and does his best to serve them. While under General Thymilph, he has a personal Gunmen called Enki, which mainly utilizes swords and

1311-649: Is a young man from the subterranean village of Giha, who dreams of leaving the underground and going to the surface, which he believes he saw as a child with his father. His father went on, but Kamina was hesitant to join him; as a result, Kamina swore that he would eventually return to the surface and reunite with his father. He is arrogant and passionate about his goals, willing to pursue them without fear or hesitation. This attitude often manifests in dramatic speeches which serve to rally others to his cause. Kamina forms "Team Gurren" and convinces Simon, who he considers his "blood-brother," to help him with his plan to drill through

1380-444: Is able to exercise caution when necessary. He planned to marry Nia until Antispiral uses her to begin their attack on Earth. This results in the government sending him to jail to ease the people, later breaking free with help from Viral to take back Cathedral Terra as he leads Team Dai-Gurren to save Nia and destroy Antispiral. Managing to marry Nia before she fades away, Simon gives Lagann's key to Gimmy as he leaves his friends to wander

1449-515: Is buried in the battlefield where he died, his nodachi stabbed into the ground and his cloak tied to its sheath. After the fall of the Beastman Empire, a new city is built from the ruins of the former capital, Teppelin, and named "Kamina City.", with a huge statue of Kamina at the center of the city in his honor. However, the monument is destroyed after the citizens discover the truth about the Human Annihilation System and revolt against

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1518-559: Is his soul, that he and his fallen comrades will live on in him, and that he is the one whose drill will pierce the heavens. Simon is reminded of what he is fighting for: for the sake of Nia and the fate of the Spiral Universe. This breaks the Alternate Multiverse Labyrinth, allowing Simon to reassemble Team Dai-Gurren and face the Anti-Spirals. In the epilogue, Kamina's grave is seen surrounded by other swords representing

1587-421: Is just I cannot reach my cellphone right now. Also, please try calling my house than my cell...". Despite Simon describing this as making her nearly impossible to understand, he also notes she speaks warmly and kindly. Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese); Vic Mignogna (A.D. Vision dub), Sam Riegel (Bang Zoom! dub) (English) Personal Gunmen: Viral ( ヴィラル , Viraru ) (pronounced "Veer-ral")

1656-430: Is later thrown in prison alongside Simon, but ultimately escapes. After Viral allows him to enter Gurren's cockpit, he releases a massive surge of Spiral Energy to aid Simon in opwering up Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren. Lordgenome states that this occurred not only because humans are not the only beings capable of generating Spiral Energy. He also suggests that Boota's frequent exposure to Simon's Spiral Energy may have triggered

1725-543: Is one of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals. He is the commander of Teppelin's aerial forces and owner of the flying battleship, Dai-Gunten. He represents the classical element of air or wind. Following Adiane's death, Cytomander personally goes after Team Dai-Gurren in Dai-Gunten, but is forced to retreat after Gurren Lagann hijacks one of his fighters to give itself wings and greatly damages his battleship. A month later, on

1794-455: Is produced by Kiramune Project. His second mini-album, Continuous was released on 15 February 2012, third mini-album, Call Me , was released on 13 March 2013, and fourth mini-album. "ダンディギ・ダン (Dandigi dan)", was released on 30 July 2014. His first single (on the Kiramune label) is called "String of pain", released on 6 February 2013. It is the ending theme song for anime Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of

1863-488: Is successful, as Kamina combines with Simon to form Gurren Lagann and defeats the Beastman General with his signature move, "Giga Drill Breaker." However, he dies in the process, with his dying words being "Listen up, Simon, and don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the me who believes in you. Not in the you who believes in me. You should believe in yourself!" These words are long remembered after his death, giving Simon

1932-566: Is ultimately killed when Kamina and Simon destroy his personal Gunmen, the Byakou, using the Giga Drill Breaker. Guame implies that many Beastmen throughout the Beastmen Empire idolized him. Thymilph's name is derived from the DNA chemical thymine and the elemental Sylph . His Gunmen, Byakou, is based on the mythical White Tiger , Byakko. Adiane the Elegant ( アディーネ , Adīne ) is the second of

2001-539: Is unable to escape the dense space sea the Death Spiral Machine produces, to move towards the center of the sea, where a powerful shield surrounds the Machine. After the ship's weapons fail to break the shield, Kittan offers to take the Space King Kittan to destroy the shield and attack the Machine's core, but not before stealing a kiss from Yoko, and apologizing for "[his] selfishness". Though he successfully breaks through

2070-616: The Amusement Media Academy (a vocational school for voice actors and artists) to study voice acting. While attending courses, he had part-time jobs and improved his Japanese through part-time school. He became a professional voice actor in 2003. He was nominated for the Best Rookie Actor award at the 1st Seiyu Awards . Kakihara is active in the following online anime-related radio programs. Kakihara released his debut mini-album, Still on Journey , on 24 November 2010, which

2139-547: The Arc-Gurren. However, the Anti-Spirals foil his plans again, as they had set a large force to ambush the Arc-Gurren in space. Just as he is about to lose hope, Simon and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren come to his aid. One week after the Human Extermination System is stopped, Rossiu leaves a farewell message before setting off for Adai where he intends to commit suicide after settling things with Magin, revealing that he

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2208-441: The Beastmen to act as population control, killing humans who trespassed above ground to prevent the population from growing large enough for the Anti-Spirals to detect. Lordgenome divided his forces into the four branches of the "Human Eradication Army", each led by one of his four Supreme Generals , responsible for monitoring a distinct cardinal direction of the planet's surface. Each of the four "Supreme Generals" represents one of

2277-607: The Beastmens' lifespans before receiving the gift of immortality. Though he believes this was so he can kill Simon without fearing death, Lordgenome reveals this was to ensure he had an eternal witness of the Spiral King's power. However, Lordgenome dies in the battle and Viral disappears as Dekabutsu collapses around him. Years later, having protected some humans who wished to remain underground, Viral resurfaces and causes an uproar with Enkidudu, calling Simon out to fight him. The Grapeals later take him into custody, with him being placed in

2346-520: The East in which he also voices the main role of Shino Inuzuka. He attended the following live music performances: LACM-34317 (Deluxe Edition) LACM-14317 (Regular Edition) LACM-34491 (Deluxe Edition) LACM-14491 (Regular Edition) LACM-34605 (Deluxe Edition) LACM-14605 (Regular Edition) LACM-34605 (Deluxe Edition) LACM-14605 (Regular Edition) LACA-15426 (Regular Edition) Listing of anime character songs that were released on CD as singles or as

2415-547: The Human Eradication Army Eastern Branch, which he monitors from the deck of the land battleship, the Dai-Gunzan. He is good friends with Adiane, though Guame implies they have a closer relationship. He is an armored warrior with gorilla features who often wields a large iron hammer for close combat. He has a high respect for caution and shrewdness, but like Viral, possesses a warrior's code of honor. He

2484-635: The New Government and Beastmen. Seven years following the Battle of Teppelin, the Grapearl Squadrons have eliminated most of these resistance forces. Thymilph the Crasher ( チミルフ , Chimirufu ) is the first of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals to be introduced, who represents the classical element of fire. He is a skilled tactician and warrior, and is Viral's initial superior officer and commander of

2553-471: The Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals to be introduced and the only female general among them. She represents the classical element of water. She is good friends with Thymilph, though Guame though Guame implies they have a closer relationship. She implies this friendship is strong because Guame and Cytomander treated her as inferior because of her gender, while Thymilph respected her as a warrior. After Thymilph's death, Adiane vows revenge and volunteers to attack

2622-547: The Team Dai-Gurren when Lordgenome gives her the opportunity. Though she initially refuses his aid due to blaming him for Thymilph's death, she recruits Viral after he saves her from the Dai-Gurren crushing her following her attempt to execute Nia after learning Lordgenome abandoned her. However, because of her boasting and staking her pride on the task, Adiane refuses to return to Teppelin until she destroys Team Dai-Gurren, using

2691-405: The confidence to uphold his destiny as the "one whose drill will pierce the heavens." As well, Kamina's signature pose, in which he sticks his index finger up into the air, along with his catchphrase, "Who the hell do you think I am?" ( 俺を誰だと思ってやがる , Ore wo dare da to omotte yagaru? ) is mirrored by several characters as a tribute to him and as a symbol of confidence in Team Dai-Gurren. Kamina

2760-495: The cost of evolutionary potential, as Beastmen lack Spiral Energy and cannot pilot Gunmen without using solar-powered batteries. Furthermore, their bodies deteriorate at an accelerated rate and their cell lines weaken over time, forcing Lordgenome to deep freeze unborn specimens in a constant state of regeneration. After the Anti-Spirals caused the extinction of the Spiral Warriors, Lordgenome retreated to Earth and reassigned

2829-407: The excavated Arc-Gurren. After Leeron shows him that no life form would survive the impact, which would render the planet uninhabitable for one year, Rossiu decides to change his plans by filling the rest with animals and livestock, ensuring their survival while abandoning the rest of mankind. However, when Earth is attacked earlier than expected, he escapes with only half the expected refugees on board

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2898-462: The final battle against the Anti-Spirals, Rossiu is the priest for Simon and Nia's wedding, In the epilogue, he is seen still holding the position of commander-in-chief, as Simon did not reclaim it, and wonders if he did a good enough job as a leader or if Simon would have done better. Personal Gunmen: Kittan Bachika ( キタン・バチカ , Kitan Bachika ) is the oldest of the Black Siblings. In his first encounter with Team Gurren, he confuses Kamina for

2967-402: The formation of Team Dai-Gurren, Simon falls into a depression that causes him to be overly aggressive in battle while isolating himself from the team. However, his meeting with Nia helps him come to a revelation about his own nature, leading to him overcoming his fears and doubts as he succeeds Kamina as Team Dai-Gurren's leader. In the second half of the series, Simon grows into a young man who

3036-626: The formation of Team Dai-Gurren. After Kamina's death, Kittan temporarily takes over as the self-proclaimed leader of the team, but transfers leadership to Simon after he recovers from his depression over Kamina's death. After the war, Kittan becomes the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau in Kamina City, but begins to resent Rossiu when he sentences Simon to death and allows his sister Kinon to wear an explosive-equipped vest to accompany Simon if he attempts to escape. Though he eventually understands

3105-521: The four classical elements: earth, air, fire and water. After Lordgenome's death, the Beastmen armies are disbanded and all Gunmen are scrapped. Many Beastmen living within Teppelin survive its collapse, and Nia convinces them to accept peace with the human victors and integrate into Kamina City's society without prejudice. On the outskirts of civilization, liberated Beastmen warlords continue to wage campaigns against human settlements, including battles between

3174-537: The government. He reappears when Simon, under the influence of the Anti-Spirals, witnesses visions of a false childhood where Kamina urges him to drill into banks and jewelry shops to steal valuables for him. He is shown groveling at the feet of beastmen atop of a hill, begging for his life and urging Simon to do the same. As Simon reaches for his Core Drill, he finds it missing. Then, the true Kamina appears, wearing his cloak and holding his nodachi , asking Simon if he lost his Drill. Kamina then reminds Simon that his drill

3243-449: The main technician for Team Dai-Gurren and in charge of coordination and communication between the Gunmen during battle. Upon first meeting Kamina and Simon, Leeron acts flirtatious around them, as well as with Gimmy and Viral. Kamina threatens him, while Simon mostly does not mind him but still regards him with concern. Over time, Leeron stops his attempts to proposition the boys, resulting in

3312-420: The members of Team Dai-Gurren who sacrificed themselves in the final battle. Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (A.D. Vision dub), Michelle Ruff (Bang Zoom! dub) (English) Personal Gunmen: Yoko Littner ( ヨーコ・リットナー , Yōko Rittonā ) , is a young woman from the village of Littner. She has considerable combat experience even before her chance meeting with Kamina and Simon. When

3381-472: The name Yomako and moves to remote Koreha Island, where she becomes a teacher at its elementary school. However, after learning of the events occurring at Kamina City and two gunmen attacking her, she temporarily leaves the island and breaks into Rinkane Jail to release Simon. After leaving the prison with Boota, Simon and Viral, she joins the other members of Team Dai-Gurren and pilots the Dayakkaiser to pursue

3450-576: The planet as a nameless vagrant, stating that "there are others more fit to travel down the tunnels I dug". In the epilogue, Simon is now an old man and watches his former comrades set out to contact other races throughout the galaxy to help prevent the Spiral Nemesis and ensure the universe's safety. It is revealed that the narrator at the beginning of most episodes is an older Simon, as the narrator's Japanese and Bang Zoom! English dub voice actors also voice old Simon. Personal Gunmen: Kamina ( カミナ )

3519-467: The position Rossiu was in, Kittan resigns after discovering Rossiu's plan to evacuate Earth using the Arc-Gurren. Before leaving, he demands Rossiu to return the Core Drill he took from Simon and heads out on his Gunman to deliver it to him. He ultimately sacrifices himself to protect the other members of Team Dai-Gurren and break the Death Spiral Machine's shield. Simon orders Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren, which

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3588-475: The reaction. Boota later protects Lordgenome from the Anti-Spiral when it attacks him, and is transformed into an anthropomorphic humanoid when their Spiral Energy resonates. In this form, his attacks are laced with Spiral Energy. Curiously, his "human form" appears in the prologue of the first episode. However, he is defeated and the Anti-Spiral traps him in the Multiverse Labyrinth; when Simon frees him,

3657-470: The ruler of Kamina City. However, despite his time with Team Dai-Gurren, Rossiu becomes more like Magin and takes Lordgenome's last words seriously, leading a secret project to access Lordgenome's memories and learn the history behind him and the Anti-Spirals. However, when the Anti-Spiralized Nia causes a riot across the city and an angry mob forms against Team Dai-Gurren, Rossiu decides to use Simon as

3726-454: The same prison Simon later ends up in as a scapegoat for the Anti-Spirals' appearance. Becoming a reformed villain of sorts, Viral pilots Gurren during the battle against the Anti-Spirals and seemingly gains his own Spiral Energy from being exposed to Simon's, seen in his Core Drill in the series and Tengen Toppa Enkidurga in the movie. It is also shown that his deepest desire is to get married and have children, but he cannot do so as Beastmen lack

3795-551: The sea to her advantage when the Dai-Gurren crosses it on route to Teppelin. She fights the Gurren-Lagann in her Sayrune, but the plan fails and she attempts to take Nia hostage until Yoko disables the Sayrune's shoulder, leaving it open to fire from the Dai-Gurren's cannons and killing Adiane in the ensuing explosion. Adiane looks mostly human, but has a scorpion tail and a snake eye. She wears an eyepatch over her left eye and wears

3864-400: The shield, the immense gravity of the space sea crushes Space King Kittan, seemingly killing Kittan. However, the original King Kittan, wielding one of the drills that broke off from the Gurren-Lagann when it attempted to transform Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren into humanoid form, flies towards the Machine's core. Kittan awakens his own Spiral Energy, melding the drill to his King Kittan and performing

3933-460: The sixth day of Team Dai-Gurren's assault on Teppelin, he leads a two-pronged attack with Guame in the Dai-Gundo, only to die when the Dai-Gurren rams his Gunman, Shuzack, as it sinks the Dai-Gunten. Tetsuya Kakihara Tetsuya Kakihara ( 柿原 徹也 , Kakihara Tetsuya , born 24 December 1982) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is a former member of 81 Produce . His agency, Zynchro,

4002-490: The spiral energy necessary for reproduction. In the epilogue, he becomes the captain of the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren and an emissary for Earth. Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga , Jouji Nakata (Old) (Japanese); Chris Patton (A.D. Vision dub), Johnny Yong Bosch (Bang Zoom! dub), Michael McConnohie (Old, Bang Zoom! dub) (English) Rossiu Adai ( ロシウ・アダイ , Roshiu Adai ) is a modest but intelligent boy from

4071-401: The star pattern around his tail. Although he can only say his name, he has near-human intelligence and can understand humans. He likes to stay between Yoko's breasts or on Simon's shoulder. He can rip off his tail and the tip of his rear end as an emergency food supply for Kamina and Simon and has served as a morale figure to Yoko when she initially hesitated to pilot Gurren in place of Kamina. He

4140-449: The transformation was undone. In the epilogue, he is seen wandering the world alongside Simon. Leeron Littner ( リーロン・リットナー , Rīron Rittonā ) , nicknamed "Ron", is the intelligent and flamboyant mechanic of Littner, who repairs and scavenges the various Gunmen he and his group encounter. He was the first one to join Kamina, Simon, and Yoko on their quest to defeat the Beastmen, becoming

4209-492: The true feelings of her former self, who urges Simon to keep fighting, allowing Nia to have the strength to return to her former self while ending the Human Extermination. However, she is transported back to the Anti-Spiral homeworld so the data on Team Dai Gurren can be extracted from her for analysis, with Simon vowing to rescue her. Although she is saved, the Anti-Spiral's death causes her to fade away, as her existence as

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4278-500: The two kissing. She is stated to be the same age as Simon, but it is implied that Littner measures time differently, as all humans live underground and may have a differing number of days in a year. She is mature for her age and the most rational member of the group, traits which helped her to cope with Kamina's death. After the war of liberation, in which she plays a major role, Yoko eschews taking part in politics at Kamina City. Desiring to distance herself from her warrior past, she takes

4347-579: The underground village of Adai, whose people worship the Gunmen as gods. He is the apprentice of Father Magin, the High Priest who governs Adai and performs its ritualistic method of dealing with overpopulation by having people draw sticks, with the winners sent up to the surface to die, with Rossiu's mother being among those chosen. However, when Gimmy and Darry are selected to leave the village, Rossiu learned Magin rigged it as they are orphans and decides to go with them, thus joining Team Gurren. Before he leaves,

4416-479: The village elder gives him a book that seems to withhold some secrets from humanity's past, tasking him with finding someone who can read it, as no one in his village can decipher its contents. After joining Team Gurren, Kamina often teases him, calling him "Forehead Boy". After Kamina's death, Rossiu temporarily begins piloting Gurren in his place. After the end of the war, Rossiu becomes Simon's second-in-command, trying to make him act more serious about his duties as

4485-403: The village's roof and reach the world above. However, the plan fails, with him willingly taking the blame for disrupting the peace and the village chief jailing him. At night, Simon breaks him out to show him an extraordinary artifact he unearthed, only to be interrupted when a large Gunmen crashes through the village's ceiling. Yoko descends from the surface and ends up joining Kamina (now carrying

4554-409: The war against the Anti-Spirals. In the epilogue, an older Yoko is seen at the school, now in the role of principal. Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese); Luci Christian (A.D. Vision dub), Hynden Walch (young, Bang Zoom! dub), Bridget Hoffman (Bang Zoom! dub) (English) Personal Gunmen: Nia Teppelin ( ニア・テッペリン , Nia Tepperin ) is a mysterious young girl Simon finds sleeping in

4623-463: Was established on May 15, 2013. In 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai Visual and Lantis , where he made his first mini album, Still on Journey . His first single, " String of Pain ", served as the ending theme song for the anime series Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East in which he voiced Shino Inuzuka. He has released two full albums, five mini albums and six singles. His third single, "咲いちゃいな (Saichaina)",

4692-457: Was never able to decipher the book, with his best theory being that someone filled the book with gibberish as a prank. However, Kinon finds the message and Simon accompanies her to stop him, with Simon beating sense into him and giving him the strength to keep living. Rossiu takes the duty of watching out for Kamina City, while Simon and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren depart from Earth to the Anti-Spirals' homeworld with help from Kinon and Guinble. After

4761-638: Was released on 15 April 2015. Kakihara has voiced young men with fiery personalities, including Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail . He also starred in otome games , including Shin in Amnesia and K1-B0 in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony . He is also active in BL (boys' love) Drama CDs. Kakihara was fascinated by Japanese entertainment culture and decided to become a voice actor. In 2001, Kakihara went to

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